Global Patent Index - EP 1623252 A1

EP 1623252 A1 20060208 - ELECTROWETTING MODULE

Title (en)

ELECTROWETTING MODULE

Title (de)

ELEKTROWETTING MODULE

Title (fr)

MODULE D'ELECTROMOUILLAGE

Publication

EP 1623252 A1 20060208 (EN)

Application

EP 04730909 A 20040503

Priority

  • IB 2004050563 W 20040503
  • EP 03076376 A 20030506
  • EP 04730909 A 20040503

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004099830A1] An electrowetting module (20) comprises a fluid chamber (8) which contains a first fluid (A) and a second fluid (B), which are separated by an interface (14), and means to (16, 17) exert a force on at least one of the fluids to change the position and/or shape of the interface. By providing at least one of the fluids with a compound having a zero dipole moment in the gaseous phase, the performance of the module can be enhanced. For example the optical power of an electrowetting lens (30) can be increased.

IPC 1-7

G02B 3/14; G02B 26/02

IPC 8 full level

G02B 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G02B 3/12 (2013.01 - KR); G02B 3/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G02B 26/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004099830 A1 20041118; CN 100406955 C 20080730; CN 1784614 A 20060607; EP 1623252 A1 20060208; JP 2006525544 A 20061109; KR 20060009293 A 20060131; TW 200508664 A 20050301; US 2007058094 A1 20070315

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2004050563 W 20040503; CN 200480012051 A 20040503; EP 04730909 A 20040503; JP 2006506932 A 20040503; KR 20057020947 A 20051104; TW 93112653 A 20040505; US 55526304 A 20040503